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Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are entering K–12 classrooms at a remarkable pace. 86% of educational organizations use generative AI, the highest of any industry in the United States (Microsoft, 2025) Yet, this high rate of adoption is not being matched by a high rate of scientific certainty. Most AI-based educational tools have not undergone independent validation, and few have been tested through rigorous methods such as randomized controlled trials. AI capabilities are advancing so rapidly that traditional research cycles struggle to keep pace, forcing educators to be very critical consumers. This brief is intended to give educators an accessible framework for introducing and evaluating artificial intelligence tools in the classroom.

The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) named Christabel Kanayo Anumenechi as a recipient of the prestigious 2026 K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award. The award recognizes graduate students who show exemplary promise as future leaders in higher education...

The TPS Eastern Region Program at Waynesburg University and the Library of Congress selected John P. Broome as an inaugural Fellow in the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Transformative Teaching Initiative (TTI). Broome is a clinical associate...

For the fourth time in five years, all five of Greater Lafayette Commerce’s 2026 Golden Apple Award winners are Purdue University College of Education alumni. The Golden Apple Award recognizes the most outstanding teachers in Tippecanoe County, nominated by students,...

In 2025, Indiana instituted a new policy for minimum levels of reading at grade 3 that students must have in order to advance to grade 4 (HEA 1499/SEA 1). Exceptions to this rule include Good Cause Exemptions (GCE) that can...

Interest in the Science of Reading (SOR) has exploded in recent years, with 40 U.S. states and the District of Columbia passing laws or enacting policies requiring evidence-based reading instruction between 2013 and 2025 (Hagerman, 2024). SOR encompasses over 50...